Background
Oakley, Amy was born on January 21, 1882 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of James Hunter Ewing and Hannah Chase (Whelen) E.
Oakley, Amy was born on January 21, 1882 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of James Hunter Ewing and Hannah Chase (Whelen) E.
Educated Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and Agnes Irwin School, Philadelphia.
Writer of travel articles for magazines, since 1914. Chairman for Philadelphia of American Unitarian Campaign, 1920. Member Associate Committee of Women of Philadelphia Museum and School Industrial Art, 1914-1940 (correspondent secretary 1922-1926.
Chairman library committee).
Literature member Philadelphia Art Alliance. Member women's Executive Committee Pennsylvania 300th Anniversary Commission, 1938.
Member Executive Committee Women's Committee for American-Swedish History Museum, 1938-1941. Member Finnish committee Emergency Aid, Philadelphia, 1939-1941.
Norwegian committee, 1940-1946.
Member emergency medical corps United States Citizens Defense Corps, 1943-1945. Citation from King Haakon of Norway, 1946. Chevalier of Legion of Honor, France, 1960.
President Alliance Francaise, Group of Philadelphia, 1953-1957.
Now honorary president Member of advisory committee Fort Hunter Museum.
English-Speaking Union, National Society Colonial Dames (member board Pennsylvania society 1948-1954, historian 1950-1954), National League American Pen Women (vice president Philadelphia branch 1948-1950, 1956). Federal de ’lAlliance Francaise Francaise in the United States (vice president 1953-1957).
Clubs: Alpin Francais.
Married Thornton Oakley, March 28, 1910. Children: Amy (deceased), Lansdale (Mistress George Podbereski).